Gas sad-iron.



PATENTED OCT. 24-, 1905.

G. WQHUBER.

GAS SAD IRON.

APPLICATION FILED mm 11, 1904;

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GAS SAD-IRUN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24., 1905.

Application filed June 11, 1904. Serial No. 212,092.

.To all; whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. HUBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Gas Sad Irons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in gas sad-irons, and has for its object to provide a sad-iron of this description which is so constructed that the iron will be heated uniformly, the body of the iron adapted to revolve and having two ironing-surfaces, the flame from the gas impinging against the upper surface, the heat being conducted to the lower surface by ribs or partitions joining the two surfaces in an integral mass.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a novel means for locking the body of the iron in position, and another object is to provide a novel means for locking the burner in place.

Other minor details will be described in the body of the specification.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combr nation of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,'in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved iron; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section through the same; Fig. 3, ahorizontal section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a section taken on the line i 4 of Fig. 2.

A represents the body of the iron, said body being provided with two ironing-surfaces B and B, these surfaces being formed upon the outside of plates C and C, and these two plates are joined together integrally by means of the ribs or partitions D. These ribs or partitions D are thickest in the middle and taper toward each side, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to freely admit the air to the burner. The sides of the iron are covered by the perforated sheets E, each of said sheets having formed upon one end, the stud E, adapted to lit in a hole in the rear rib or partition D of the iron, and the forward ends of the sheets E are secured to the forward end by means of the screws E. Thus these perforated sheets are easily removable at any time.

F is a hollow bolt which passes longitudinally through the center of the body of the iron, having an enlarged head or flange F formed upon one enchand the other end of the hollow boltF is closed by a screw-plug F, the head of said screw-plug being larger in diameter than the hollow bolt F.

G represents the two standards of the handleframe, the lower end of one of these standards adapted to surround the hollow boltF and be interposed between the head F and the rear of the body of the iron. The lower end of the other standard Gr surrounds the bolt F and is interposed between the flange of the plug F and the forward end of the body of the iron. The upper ends of said standards Gr are joined together integrally by the cross-rod Ur.

H. is the handle, formed of material which is a poor conductor to heat, and this handle is secured to the cross-rod G by means of the screws H. or any other suitable means. The extreme forward end of the body of the iron is provided with a vertical rib I.

J is a lever pivoted to the forward standard G intermediate of its two ends, and the lower end of this lever is provided with two studs J, adapted to straddle the rib I, and thus hold the body of the iron rigidly in position. A spring J interposed between the standard Gr and the upper end of the lever J, tends to hold the studs J in engagement with the rib; but by forcing the lever J toward the standard G the studs J will be removed from engagement with the rib I, and the body of the iron can then be turned to bring the surface which was formerly at the top to the bottom, and then by releasing the lever J the iron will again be locked in position.

K is the burner-tube, which is adapted to slide into the hollow bolt F from the rear, as shown in Fig. 2. The rearward end of this burner-tube is connected by a flexible tube with a gas-supply. When the tube K is in position, the openings K, formed in the up per side of said tube, lie between the partitions or ribs D of the body of the iron, and the hollow bolt F is cut away upon the upper side at this point, so that the flame will be projected upward against the upper plate of the body of the iron.

In order to lock the burner-tube in position, 1 form with the tube at the rear of the hollow bolt F the projection L, which has an opening formed in its upper side.

M is aspring-latch carried by the rear standard G, and the spring of this latch tends to force the latch downward into the opening of the projection L, and thus lock the burnertube in position. By raising the latch M the burner-tube may be easily withdrawn from the iron, and by simply pushing the burnertube into the bolt F with the lug or projection L turned to one side, as shown in Fig. i, and then by turning the burner so that the lug L will be upright the rounding surface of the lug will force the spring-latch M upward until the hole in the lug L registers with the spring-latch, when the latch will be forced downward by the spring and automatically lock the burner-tube in position. it will thus be seen that by this formation of an iron the flame can be projected upward against the upper plate and the integral ribs or partitions will carry the heat downward to the lower plate to a certain degree, and when the lower plate has become cooled the iron can be readily revolved, so as to bring the hot upper plate to the lower position, and by the peculiar formation of the ribs or partitions D air will be freely admitted to the burner, so that the burner does not become choked, and by dividing the body of the iron into compartments by means of the ribs or partitions D the forward-and-backward movement of the iron does not tend to extinguish the flame and does not tend to heat one portion of the iron more than the other.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is 1. in a gas sad-iron, a body portion consisting of two horizontal plates, each plate provided with an ironing-surface upon its outer side, lateral ribs or partitions joining the two plates and formed integral therewith, a handle-frame consisting of two standards piv oted to the body of the iron at the forward and rearward end so that the body of the iron may be revolved to bring either surface in position for use, means for locking the body of the iron in position, a removable burnertube adapted to extend longitudinally through the center of the body of the iron, said burnertube provided with openings opening upward between each set of partitions, and means for locking said burner-tube in position, as specified.

2. In a gas sad-iron, a body portion consisting of two plates, the outer surfaces of which are to be used for the ironing, integral ribs or partitions joining said plates together, a hollow bolt passing longitudinally through the body portion, a handle-frame consisting of two standards, one of said standards being journaled upon the hollow bolt at the rear, and the other standard journaled upon the hollow bolt at the forward end, a handle joining the two standards together at the upper end, means for locking the body portion in position, a burner-tube adapted to fit removably into the hollow tube from the rear, openings formed through the burner-tube opening upward between each set of partitions, said hollow bolt provided with openings in alinement with the openings of the burner-tube, and a spring-latch for holding the burner-tube in position, as specified.

3. In a gas sad-iron, a body portion consisting of two horizontal plates separated a distance from one another, integral ribs or partitions joining said plates together, a hollow bolt passing longitudinally through the center of the body portion and through the ribs or partitions, an enlarged head or flange formed upon one end of the hollow bolt, a screw-plug having an enlarged head or flange adapted to be screwed in the other end of the hollow bolt, a handle-frame consisting of two standards, the lower end of one standard surrounding the hollow bolt and interposed between the enlarged head and the body of the iron, the lower end of the other standard surrounding the hollow bolt and interposed between the plug and the body of the iron, an integral bar connecting the upper end of the standards, a handle formed of material which is a poor conductor to heat, said handle surrounding the connecting-bar of the handleframe, a vertical rib formed at the forward end of the iron, a lever pivoted intermediate of its two ends to the forward handle-standard, two lugs extending through the handlestandard connected to the lower end of the lever and adapted to straddle the vertical rib, a spring interposed between the handle-standard and the upper end of the lever, a burnertube adapted to slide within the hollow bolt from the rear, said burner-tube provided with openings opening upward between each set of the partitions, the hollow bolt provided with openings in alinement with the openings of the burner-tube, a spring-latch carried by the rearward handle-standard, a rounded projection extending upward from the burnertube having an opening at its upper side adapted to be engaged by the spring-latch, as

and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE WV. HUBER.

Witnesses:

H. B. HALLOCK, L. W. lNloRRIsoN. 

